Loving County, Texas

Loving County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Loving County, Texas, last twelve months
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415drilling permits
259completions
144first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Loving County

Map of Loving County, Texas, with 5,496 oil and gas wells and 879 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations879Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells3,603On a lease reporting production now
Not producing1,156Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged737The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
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5,496 wells with a location on the state's map and 879 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

415 drilling permits, 259 completions and 144 first-production reports in the last twelve months. Follow the county or one abstract and get one email a week when something new is recorded.

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Loving County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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Mentone1,890 wells

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The last twelve months

Month by month in Loving County

Drilling events by month in Loving County
Month	Permits	Completions	First production
Nov 2026	3	0	0
Oct 2026	41	0	0
Sep 2026	63	0	0
Aug 2026	12	4	10
Jul 2026	17	6	7
Jun 2026	55	16	4
May 2026	32	23	6
Apr 2026	40	15	58
Mar 2026	21	55	20
Feb 2026	32	26	0
Jan 2026	84	30	10
Dec 2025	11	59	29
Nov 2025	4	25	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to November 10, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.

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The newest drilling permits in Loving County

The 50 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through November 10, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Loving County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Drilling began	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-11-10	DARK KNIGHT STATE C 741Hnew drill · horizontalPdeh LLCAPI 42-301-38023 · permit 091922531.90994, -103.4131211,000 ft	Pdeh LLC		11,000	42-301-38023	31.90994, -103.41312	0919225
2026-11-10	DARK KNIGHT STATE A 761Hnew drill · horizontalPdeh LLCAPI 42-301-38021 · permit 091921131.90989, -103.4131010,500 ft	Pdeh LLC		10,500	42-301-38021	31.90989, -103.41310	0919211
2026-11-05	DAPPER DAN D 3713Hnew drill · horizontalGreenlake Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-301-38052 · permit 091977231.88466, -103.33677drilling began 2026-11-07 · 15,000 ft	Greenlake Energy Operating, LLC	2026-11-07	15,000	42-301-38052	31.88466, -103.33677	0919772
2026-10-29	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 I 55Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38051 · permit 091975731.70659, -103.4831612,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38051	31.70659, -103.48316	0919757
2026-10-29	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 H 64Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38050 · permit 091975631.70664, -103.4832312,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38050	31.70664, -103.48323	0919756
2026-10-29	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 G 54Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38049 · permit 091975531.70669, -103.4832912,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38049	31.70669, -103.48329	0919755
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 F 63Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38048 · permit 091975431.70674, -103.4833612,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38048	31.70674, -103.48336	0919754
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 E 53Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38047 · permit 091975331.70679, -103.4834312,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38047	31.70679, -103.48343	0919753
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 D 62Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38046 · permit 091975231.70684, -103.4835012,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38046	31.70684, -103.48350	0919752
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 C 52Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38045 · permit 091975131.70689, -103.4835712,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38045	31.70689, -103.48357	0919751
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 B 61Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38044 · permit 091975031.70694, -103.4836312,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38044	31.70694, -103.48363	0919750
2026-10-28	WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 A 51Hnew drill · horizontalAnadarko E&P Onshore LLCAPI 42-301-38043 · permit 091974931.70699, -103.4837012,000 ft	Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC		12,000	42-301-38043	31.70699, -103.48370	0919749
2026-10-20	ST. CLOUD 702RWnew drill · verticalXTO Energy Inc.API 42-301-38039 · permit 091944431.94186, -103.567775,000 ft	XTO Energy Inc.		5,000	42-301-38039	31.94186, -103.56777	0919444
2026-10-20	SAN QUENTIN 1Mnew drill · verticalXTO Energy Inc.API 42-301-38032 · permit 091944131.94186, -103.567865,000 ft	XTO Energy Inc.		5,000	42-301-38032	31.94186, -103.56786	0919441
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 444Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38038 · permit 091948431.99951, -103.7264114,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38038	31.99951, -103.72641	0919484
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 443Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38037 · permit 091947831.99949, -103.7306314,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38037	31.99949, -103.73063	0919478
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 422Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38036 · permit 091947631.99951, -103.7262214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38036	31.99951, -103.72622	0919476
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 421Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38035 · permit 091947531.99949, -103.7308214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38035	31.99949, -103.73082	0919475
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 411Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38034 · permit 091947431.99949, -103.7307314,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38034	31.99949, -103.73073	0919474
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 402Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38033 · permit 091947331.99951, -103.7263214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38033	31.99951, -103.72632	0919473
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 401Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38031 · permit 091947231.99949, -103.7309214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38031	31.99949, -103.73092	0919472
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 335Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38030 · permit 091947131.99951, -103.7261214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38030	31.99951, -103.72612	0919471
2026-10-20	LINDSAY 2 334Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38029 · permit 091947031.99951, -103.7260314,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38029	31.99951, -103.72603	0919470
2026-10-20	DAPPER DAN C 3315Hnew drill · horizontalGreenlake Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-301-38042 · permit 091953431.88470, -103.3366115,000 ft	Greenlake Energy Operating, LLC		15,000	42-301-38042	31.88470, -103.33661	0919534
2026-10-20	DAPPER DAN B 3213Hnew drill · horizontalGreenlake Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-301-38041 · permit 091953331.88464, -103.3373015,000 ft	Greenlake Energy Operating, LLC		15,000	42-301-38041	31.88464, -103.33730	0919533
2026-10-20	DAPPER DAN A 3115Hnew drill · horizontalGreenlake Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-301-38040 · permit 091953231.88468, -103.3366915,000 ft	Greenlake Energy Operating, LLC		15,000	42-301-38040	31.88468, -103.33669	0919532
2026-10-20	LINDLEY 92 3Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37987 · permit 091879031.76228, -103.6684312,000 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		12,000	42-301-37987	31.76228, -103.66843	0918790
2026-10-20	LINDLEY 92 2Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37986 · permit 091878931.76232, -103.6684812,000 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		12,000	42-301-37986	31.76232, -103.66848	0918789
2026-10-20	LINDLEY 92 1Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37985 · permit 091878831.76235, -103.6685312,000 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		12,000	42-301-37985	31.76235, -103.66853	0918788
2026-10-19	LINDLEY 92 33Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37998 · permit 091879831.76207, -103.6686010,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37998	31.76207, -103.66860	0918798
2026-10-19	LINDLEY 92 31Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37994 · permit 091879631.76221, -103.6683310,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37994	31.76221, -103.66833	0918796
2026-10-19	LINDLEY 92 24Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37990 · permit 091879531.76203, -103.6680910,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37990	31.76203, -103.66809	0918795
2026-10-19	LINDLEY 92 23Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-38008 · permit 091879431.76210, -103.6686510,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-38008	31.76210, -103.66865	0918794
2026-10-19	LINDLEY 92 22Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37989 · permit 091879331.76218, -103.6682810,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37989	31.76218, -103.66828	0918793
2026-10-16	COWBELL SWD 3 3new drill · verticalVelocity Water Solutions, LPAPI 42-301-38025 · permit 091931131.80733, -103.370017,600 ft	Velocity Water Solutions, LP		7,600	42-301-38025	31.80733, -103.37001	0919311
2026-10-15	RED RAIDER 33 NW 2new drill · verticalSeawolf Rswd Resources, LPAPI 42-301-38027 · permit 091912531.92025, -103.563947,310 ft	Seawolf Rswd Resources, LP		7,310	42-301-38027	31.92025, -103.56394	0919125
2026-10-14	COWBELL SWD 2 2new drill · verticalVelocity Water Solutions, LPAPI 42-301-38024 · permit 091931031.79590, -103.344147,600 ft	Velocity Water Solutions, LP		7,600	42-301-38024	31.79590, -103.34414	0919310
2026-10-13	JONES 1Dnew drill · verticalTRP Operating LLCAPI 42-301-38020 · permit 091920031.66269, -103.578459,000 ft	TRP Operating LLC		9,000	42-301-38020	31.66269, -103.57845	0919200
2026-10-09	LINDLEY 92 32Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37996 · permit 091879731.76214, -103.6682410,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37996	31.76214, -103.66824	0918797
2026-10-09	LINDLEY 92 21Hnew drill · horizontalCircle-S Energy, LLCAPI 42-301-37988 · permit 091879231.76225, -103.6683810,800 ft	Circle-S Energy, LLC		10,800	42-301-37988	31.76225, -103.66838	0918792
2026-10-08	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28N 312Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38016 · permit 091893331.82327, -103.3367214,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38016	31.82327, -103.33672	0918933
2026-10-06	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28H 452Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38013 · permit 091891931.82332, -103.3365414,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38013	31.82332, -103.33654	0918919
2026-10-06	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28G 451Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38014 · permit 091892531.82324, -103.3368114,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38014	31.82324, -103.33681	0918925
2026-10-01	EL CAMPEON UNIT 3 154Hnew drill · horizontalPermian Resources Operating, LLCAPI 42-301-38006 · permit 091884732.02243, -103.3834513,000 ft	Permian Resources Operating, LLC		13,000	42-301-38006	32.02243, -103.38345	0918847
2026-09-30	ST. CLOUD 76 3031 TG 711Hrecompletion · horizontalXTO Energy Inc.API 42-301-36282 · permit 091900831.94257, -103.5978510,880 ft	XTO Energy Inc.		10,880	42-301-36282	31.94257, -103.59785	0919008
2026-09-30	SAN QUENTIN 76 2932 123Hre-entry · horizontalXTO Energy Inc.API 42-301-34691 · permit 091901731.94187, -103.5679812,600 ft	XTO Energy Inc.		12,600	42-301-34691	31.94187, -103.56798	0919017
2026-09-30	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28Q 315Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38011 · permit 091893031.82337, -103.3363514,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38011	31.82337, -103.33635	0918930
2026-09-30	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28P 314Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38015 · permit 091892831.82334, -103.3364414,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38015	31.82334, -103.33644	0918928
2026-09-30	LIZZY STATE 23-26-28O 313Hnew drill · horizontalWPX Energy Permian, LLCAPI 42-301-38012 · permit 091893231.82329, -103.3366314,000 ft	WPX Energy Permian, LLC		14,000	42-301-38012	31.82329, -103.33663	0918932
2026-09-30	DARKNESS 2WCnew drill · horizontalAdmiral Permian Operating LLCAPI 42-301-38019 · permit 091898031.95444, -103.4757213,500 ft	Admiral Permian Operating LLC		13,500	42-301-38019	31.95444, -103.47572	0918980

These are the newest 50 of 1,618 permits on file for Loving County. The rest follow, 50 to a page.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

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Year by year

Drilling permits issued in Loving County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Loving County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	400
2025	459
2024	526
2023	152
2022	13
2021	12
2020	3
2019	10
2018	2
2017	31
2016	8
2014	2

Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2014; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

The latest

The most recent records

The latest drilling records in Loving County
Date	What, who and where
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Pdeh LLCDARK KNIGHT STATE C · A-1245 · permit 0919225
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Pdeh LLCDARK KNIGHT STATE A · A-1245 · permit 0919211
2026-11-05	Permit issued: Greenlake Energy Operating, LLCDAPPER DAN D · A-1182 · permit 0919772
2026-10-29	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 I · A-1189 · permit 0919757
2026-10-29	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 H · A-1189 · permit 0919756
2026-10-29	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 G · A-1189 · permit 0919755
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 F · A-1189 · permit 0919754
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 E · A-1189 · permit 0919753
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 D · A-1189 · permit 0919752
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 C · A-1189 · permit 0919751
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 B · A-1189 · permit 0919750
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCWEIZEN 1-0-50-52 A · A-1189 · permit 0919749
2026-10-20	Permit issued: XTO Energy Inc.ST. CLOUD · A-1236 · permit 0919444
2026-10-20	Permit issued: XTO Energy Inc.SAN QUENTIN · A-1236 · permit 0919441
2026-10-20	Permit issued: WPX Energy Permian, LLCLINDSAY 2 · A-1151 · permit 0919484

Coming up

First checks coming due in Loving County

Worked out from the state's first-production month: 120 days after the end of the month. The earliest date, not a certainty.

State Link VJ Ranch 37-48, EOG Resources, Inc.by November 28, 2026
CBR 16, WPX Energy Permian, LLCby November 28, 2026
State Link VJ Ranch 37-48, EOG Resources, Inc.by November 28, 2026
State Link VJ Ranch 37-48, EOG Resources, Inc.by November 28, 2026
State Link VJ Ranch 37-48, EOG Resources, Inc.by November 28, 2026
CBR 16-21F-56-1, WPX Energy Permian, LLCby November 28, 2026
CBR 16-21E-56-1, WPX Energy Permian, LLCby November 28, 2026
SEVENGILLS 54-1-31, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCby December 29, 2026
Rainbow State 53-54-70 D, TRP Operating LLCby December 29, 2026
Rainbow State 53-54-70 A, TRP Operating LLCby December 29, 2026

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How many wells were permitted in Loving County in the last year?

The Railroad Commission issued 415 drilling permits in Loving County in the twelve months to November 10, 2026, and recorded 259 completions and 144 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.